1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 581 F.2d
  5. 581 F.2d 1276 (1978)
 

UNITED STATES EX REL. ROBINSON v. ISRAEL

No. 77-1336.

581 F.2d 1276 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. James ROBINSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas ISRAEL, Warden, Joliet Correctional Center and Allyn Sielaff, Director of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1978.

Rehearing Granted October 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Levin, Allan A. Ackerman, Chicago, Ill. (on briefs), for appellant.

Joseph P. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Granted October 12, 1978.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

In November 1972, petitioner pled guilty to rape and received a 10- to 40-year sentence in the Circuit Court of LaSalle County, Illinois. In January 1973, he filed a post-conviction petition which was denied by that court after an evidentiary hearing. The denial was affirmed (People v. Robinson, 20 Ill.App.3d 112,

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases